Original version

BBC Radio 4 LW

Thinking Allowed

Discussion & Talk

Factual: Science & Nature

BBC Radio 4 FM

Thinking Allowed: Size Discrimination

06/06/2018

Size Discrimination

BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, Size Discrimination

Laurie Taylor considers what it means to be very tall, very big or very short.

Sociological discussion. Laurie Taylor discusses with his guests, Tanya S Osensky and Lynne Vallone, what it means to be very tall, very big or very short.

Laurie Taylor is joined by Lynne Vallone, Professor of Childhood Studies, to discuss her book, Big and Small, in which she explores the often uncomfortable implications of using physical measures to judge normalcy and perceptions of beauty. 

Tanya S Osensky is an attorney who has made it her personal crusade to highlight the discrimination faced by short people in our society and to suggest ways of changing this. In her book, Shortchanged, Tanya reflects on her own experiences of being short as well as addressing 'heightism' in the workplace, in social situations, and beyond. She joins the discussion on the line from Atlanta, Georgia. 

Producer Natalia Fernandez.

BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Thinking Allowed

Size Discrimination

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC Radio 4 LW

About BBC Radio 4